Map Mitchell's map of the United States : showing the principal travelling turnpike and common roads, on which are given the distances in miles from one place to another, also the courses of the canals & rail roads throughout the country, carefully compiled from the best authorities.


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Title
Mitchell's map of the United States : showing the principal travelling turnpike and common roads, on which are given the distances in miles from one place to another, also the courses of the canals & rail roads throughout the country, carefully compiled from the best authorities.
Contributor Names
Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868.
Created / Published
Philadelphia : S.A. Mitchell ; Sold by Mitchell & Hinman, [1836?]
Subject Headings
-  United States--Maps
-  United States
Notes
-  Shows longitude west from Greenwich and Washington.
-  "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1835, by S. Augustus Mitchell ..."
-  The paper edition of this map appears in Bishop Davenport's A New Gazetteer, or Geographical Dictionary of North America . . . (Philadelphia, 1836). [From published bibliography]
-  Cloth map.
-  LC Railroad maps, 5
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  Includes distance table below the title.
-  Insets: Environs of Niagara Falls. 7 x 7 cm.--Environs of Baltimore and Washington. 9 x 7 cm.--Environs of Charleston. 9 x 6 cm.--Environs of Hartford and New Haven. 3 x 3 cm.--Environs of Albany. 7 x 7 cm.--Environs of Boston. 9 x 7 cm.--Environs of New York. 9 x 6 cm.--Environs of Philadelphia. 9 x 6 cm. [From published bibliography]
-  LC copy imperfect: Faded and stained.
-  LC copy has the name "Emeline Miller" embroidered in lower right corner of sheet and the name "E. Miller" stamped on, in upper left corner of sheet.
-  Vault
Medium
1 map : cloth ; 45 x 58 cm., on sheet 73 x 80 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3700 1836 .M51
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3700.rr000050
Library of Congress Control Number
87692342
Online Format
image
Description
Shows longitude west from Greenwich and Washington. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1835, by S. Augustus Mitchell ..." The paper edition of this map appears in Bishop Davenport's A New Gazetteer, or Geographical Dictionary of North America . . . (Philadelphia, 1836). [From published bibliography] Cloth map. LC Railroad maps, 5 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes distance table below the title. Insets: Environs of Niagara Falls. 7 x 7 cm.--Environs of Baltimore and Washington. 9 x 7 cm.--Environs of Charleston. 9 x 6 cm.--Environs of Hartford and New Haven. 3 x 3 cm.--Environs of Albany. 7 x 7 cm.--Environs of Boston. 9 x 7 cm.--Environs of New York. 9 x 6 cm.--Environs of Philadelphia. 9 x 6 cm. [From published bibliography] LC copy imperfect: Faded and stained. LC copy has the name "Emeline Miller" embroidered in lower right corner of sheet and the name "E. Miller" stamped on, in upper left corner of sheet. Vault
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Mitchell, S. Augustus. Mitchell's map of the United States: showing the principal travelling turnpike and common roads, on which are given the distances in miles from one place to another, also the courses of the canals & rail roads throughout the country, carefully compiled from the best authorities. [Philadelphia: S.A. Mitchell ; Sold by Mitchell & Hinman, ?, 1836] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/87692342/. (Accessed January 20, 2018.)

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Mitchell, S. A. (1836) Mitchell's map of the United States: showing the principal travelling turnpike and common roads, on which are given the distances in miles from one place to another, also the courses of the canals & rail roads throughout the country, carefully compiled from the best authorities. [Philadelphia: S.A. Mitchell ; Sold by Mitchell & Hinman, ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/87692342/.

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Mitchell, S. Augustus. Mitchell's map of the United States: showing the principal travelling turnpike and common roads, on which are given the distances in miles from one place to another, also the courses of the canals & rail roads throughout the country, carefully compiled from the best authorities. [Philadelphia: S.A. Mitchell ; Sold by Mitchell & Hinman, ?, 1836] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/87692342/>.